aspiration: Nuture. Network. Develop

You may often think about what your career as an Architectural Technology professional or Chartered Architectural Technologist will be like, but perhaps you are unsure where to start.

It is never too early to start networking and being affiliated and engaged with certain organisations as this may be fruitful later in your career; either because you know who to contact or perhaps to find your next role. This is why CIAT is committed to helping you get started through our aspiration community.

Get involved!

You can contact aspiration via [email protected] and you'll be introduced to your local aspiration Group. Get in touch and become involved!

Find your local aspiration Group within your Region/Centre here.

 

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What is aspiration?

aspiration is a forward thinking and inclusive global community of members and affiliates, made up of students, graduates, Associates, affiliates and recently qualified Chartered Architectural Technologists. The initiative was established both to support aspiring professionals as well as to help shape the future of the profession.

aspiration operates at Region/Centre level led by an aspiration Chair who has convened a local aspiration Group.  

What does it do?

One of aspiration's main aims is to welcome and assist students, graduates and newly qualified members into the profession. They host events such as site visits, practice interviews, networking events and social gatherings. aspiration offers so much more than just events however – aspiration Groups engage regularly with schools and universities through presentations and careers fairs, helping to encourage the young professionals of tomorrow into the sector.

The aspiration Committee Chair represents the Committee at Council, where aspiration has a vote. The Chair is also responsible for collating all concerns and observations from students and the professionals they have engaged with and raise them at the aspiration Group Committee meeting. aspiration collaborates with other groups within the built environment, including Novus (CIOB), Matrics (RICS), YEN (CIBSE) and FAN (RIBA). The aspiration Chairs also work with their local CIAT Approved/Accredited programmes as well as Regional/Centre Committees.

Why get involved?

With the aspiration network located all over the country, the opportunities are endless; choose to attend an event, deliver a presentation or sit on an aspiration Group. Your level of involvement is up to you. There is something for everyone in aspiration. You may simply want to come along and meet some of your fellow Architectural Technology colleagues, maybe attend one or two CPD seminars, network at an event or seek some support through your local Chair. 

How do I get involved?

It is very easy to get involved and there are many ways of doing so. If you know a Region/Centre Committee member, Programme Leader or aspiration member, find out about when the next event, CPD or meeting is taking place, and introduce yourself. 

You can email aspiration@ciat.global to be introduced to your local aspiration Group.

Get in touch and become involved with aspiration and CIAT!

 

aspiration Chairs

Joe Hyett ACIAT

Overarching Group Chair

Sam Lambert MCIAT

Group Chair for Yorkshire Region

Liam Briggs MCIAT

Group Chair for North West Region

Nicoleta Bocaneala ACIAT

Group Chair for West Midlands Region

Adam Green ACIAT

Group Chair for Wessex Region

Emily Wakely

Group Chair for East Anglia Region

Milda Klimanskyte ACIAT

Group Chair for Greater London Region

Dan Tibbs MCIAT

Group Chair for Channel Islands Region

Will Watts ACIAT

Group Co-Chair for Western Region

Lauren Winfield MCIAT

Group Co-Chair for Western Region

Jennifer Gordon ACIAT

Group Co-Chair for Scotland East Region

Martyna Kulesza MCIAT

Group Co-Chair for Scotland East Region

Levi Murphy

Group Chair for Northern Ireland Region

Karol Dempsey MCIAT

Group Chair for Republic of Ireland Centre

Šimon Novosad

Group Co-Chair for Europe Centre

Štěpán Zaňka

Group Co-Chair for Europe Centre

Aiswarya Premjith MCIAT

Group Chair for MAHE, Dubai

 

Upcoming events

aspiration /  

Coventry | Where it's AT - Careers in AT

11 am-1 pm

4 November 2024

West Midlands
East Midlands

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